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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Five .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what room in Emma and Rick's house do Alex and the unnamed narrator attempt to conceive a child?
(a) The kitchen.
(b) The attic.
(c) The den.
(d) The basement.

2. In what type of establishment is the author waiting for someone at the beginning of Part Two: The Golden Vanity?
(a) An auto body shop.
(b) A coffee shop.
(c) A taxidermy shop.
(d) A library.

3. For what reason do Alex and the unnamed narrator travel from Brooklyn to Manhattan during a partial blackout caused by the storm?
(a) For the unnamed narrator's medical appointment.
(b) To get water.
(c) To get food.
(d) For Alex's medical appointment.

4. Which museum do the unnamed narrator and Alex often visit together on weekday afternoons?
(a) MOMA.
(b) The Metropolitan Museum.
(c) The Guggenheim.
(d) The Smithsonian.

5. The unnamed narrator reveals in Part Five that which character had mailed back his copy of Bronk's selected poems?
(a) Natali.
(b) Jon.
(c) Noor.
(d) Bernard.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what way are Sharon and Jon, two of the unnamed narrator's friends, acquainted?

2. The author states that in what month, his walks with Liza are dominated by conversation about methods of sedation?

3. Roberto tells the unnamed narrator that he has a recurring dream about what future event?

4. How old is Alex turning when she and the unnamed narrator have her birthday dinner at Telepan two days after his cardiac tests?

5. When the novel opens, the unnamed narrator is walking along with which character?

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